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    Quote Originally Posted by Frugalbigmama View Post
    It's that time of year again! I am getting all my little containers ready and starting to gather my ideas.

    I still need to buy containers -_-

    *ziplocks by the plenty*


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    Quote Originally Posted by Candini View Post
    I still need to buy containers -_-

    *ziplocks by the plenty*
    I enjoy a day packing lunch with ziploc bags! I get tired of washing little containers!
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    I totally got organized on Sunday. Boiled eggs. Fried eggs (for quick breakfast sandwiches in the morning) bagged snap peas. Cooked extra for leftovers (rotisserie chickens for wraps etc)

    Monday DS had:

    2 x chicken wraps (had lettuce and cheese shredded and ready)
    Choc milk (in reuseable container) 1L bought at GT last week for .99
    boiled egg
    snap peas
    Orange cut into quarters
    yogurt drink (.50 FB last week)
    rice crackers (.25 cost for baggie)

    No lunch packed today- Snowday.

    Tomorrow's lunch will be the same as above
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frugalbigmama View Post
    I totally got organized on Sunday. Boiled eggs. Fried eggs (for quick breakfast sandwiches in the morning) bagged snap peas. Cooked extra for leftovers (rotisserie chickens for wraps etc)

    Monday DS had:

    2 x chicken wraps (had lettuce and cheese shredded and ready)
    Choc milk (in reuseable container) 1L bought at GT last week for .99
    boiled egg
    snap peas
    Orange cut into quarters
    yogurt drink (.50 FB last week)
    rice crackers (.25 cost for baggie)

    No lunch packed today- Snowday.

    Tomorrow's lunch will be the same as above
    That sounds like a great lunch. What reusable container did you buy for his milk?

    Our oldest son will be starting Kindergarten in September and I'm already starting to collect ideas. My mom gave me a 4pk of Tupperware sandwich containers for Christmas this year. Most of the schools here are nut free. I SCOPed a 24ct box of fruit to go bars from Wal-Mart and they are best before December, so I've set it aside for school lunches. We do a lot of baking, so we'll have to do nut free for school and stuff with nuts for at home.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Angela273 View Post
    That sounds like a great lunch. What reusable container did you buy for his milk?

    Our oldest son will be starting Kindergarten in September and I'm already starting to collect ideas. My mom gave me a 4pk of Tupperware sandwich containers for Christmas this year. Most of the schools here are nut free. I SCOPed a 24ct box of fruit to go bars from Wal-Mart and they are best before December, so I've set it aside for school lunches. We do a lot of baking, so we'll have to do nut free for school and stuff with nuts for at home.
    Just the Rubbermaid Litterless juice container. Shaped like a juice box
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    Quote Originally Posted by Angela273 View Post
    That sounds like a great lunch. What reusable container did you buy for his milk?

    Our oldest son will be starting Kindergarten in September and I'm already starting to collect ideas. My mom gave me a 4pk of Tupperware sandwich containers for Christmas this year. Most of the schools here are nut free. I SCOPed a 24ct box of fruit to go bars from Wal-Mart and they are best before December, so I've set it aside for school lunches. We do a lot of baking, so we'll have to do nut free for school and stuff with nuts for at home.
    Yes our schools are nut free as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frugalbigmama View Post
    Just the Rubbermaid Litterless juice container. Shaped like a juice box
    Agree with FBM, these are the best. We have bought knock offs that work just as good too.

    Sunflower seeds $1.99 for huge bag that lasts forever
    Laughing Cow Cheese and Crackers ~$1.25 (0.75 due to Costco cash in)
    Apple Sauce ~$0.30 (FREE due to Costco cash in)
    Made Good Granola Bar ~$0.70 (This seems expensive, but they are GF, nut free, organic and this is the cheapest I have bought them).
    Chocolate Milk ~0.75 (FREE due to Costco cash in)
    Water FREE

    Before Cash in $3 per lunch, After $1.50 per lunch x2 girls, x5 days = $15 for the week (Gluten free/nut free lunches)

    -I have 2 girls, 5 and 6 that require lunches and the more peckish the lunch, the more they eat. I think that saves me $ too.
    -Thinking next week to do chicken dippers. Grilled chicken cut in to strips with BBQ sauce. (GF chicken fingers).
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    Today's lunch for DS:

    Choc milk
    Lactose free Yogurt drink
    snap peas
    4 kiwi cut up (his fav)
    1/2 lb strawberries
    2 clemetines
    veggie chips
    rice crackers
    1 piece of bacon (loll cleaning out the fridge and didn't feel like making a wrap)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frugalbigmama View Post
    Today's lunch for DS:

    Choc milk
    Lactose free Yogurt drink
    snap peas
    4 kiwi cut up (his fav)
    1/2 lb strawberries
    2 clemetines
    veggie chips
    rice crackers
    1 piece of bacon (loll cleaning out the fridge and didn't feel like making a wrap)
    Do you fully peel the kiwi for him? Just curious how you prepare. I often don't send fruit, and will do fruit for an afternoon snack after school instead. I only like preparing lunches once or twice a week and some fruit is just better fresh. I always serve kiwi fresh (that day). Just wondering how your family eats it (I am assuming you prepare night before or morning of).
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    Lunch for DD- wrap with roast chicken and lettuce(ceasar dressing to add at school), fresh raspberries, fruit gummies and nuts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Granger View Post
    Do you fully peel the kiwi for him? Just curious how you prepare. I often don't send fruit, and will do fruit for an afternoon snack after school instead. I only like preparing lunches once or twice a week and some fruit is just better fresh. I always serve kiwi fresh (that day). Just wondering how your family eats it (I am assuming you prepare night before or morning of).
    Yes I peel the kiwi and cut in pieces and send in container with a fork. I make his lunch the morning of. It is fresh and he loves it.
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    I saw this Tasty Junior video linked to a radio station's Facebook page on the afternoons last week when I was hoping to win tickets. Aside from the wrap with peanut butter (which most schools will not allow), there are ideas for one week's worth of lunches. Talk about organized!
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    No lunch needed today but will be prepping tonight for the week. Strawberries for sure- Going to pick some up on sale ($1.66 for 1LB)
    Wrap of some sort since I have tons. Thinking I will cook up some chicken tonight. Have lots of romaine and cheese etc so he will like that!
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    Had eggs that were expiring. Boiled them all for lunches! With four in the family that will eat them, they will go quick and not to be wasted!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Granger View Post
    Do you fully peel the kiwi for him? Just curious how you prepare. I often don't send fruit, and will do fruit for an afternoon snack after school instead. I only like preparing lunches once or twice a week and some fruit is just better fresh. I always serve kiwi fresh (that day). Just wondering how your family eats it (I am assuming you prepare night before or morning of).
    I just cut kiwi in half and send with a spoon to scoop it out , way easier than peeling and cutting up.
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